The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowheads Identification and Price Guide, 7th Edition

by OVERSTREET, ROBERT M

• ISBN13: 9780609808696
• ISBN10: 0609808699
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: House of Collectibles

Summary

Featuring new articles with breaking archeological information, this seventh edition allows readers to identify their Indian arrowheads, spears, and knives. 8,000 photos.

Table of Contents

The Nine Regions (Map)	7	(7)
Acknowledgments	14	(1)
Feature Articles:
The Dalton Tradition	15	(22)
Richard Michael Gramly
Tombigbee Benton Culture	37	(1037)
Howard Peake
Caldwell Article	1074
Duncan Caldwell
Color Arrowhead Gallery Part I	42	(19)
Introduction	61	(1)
How to Use this book	62	(1)
New Arrowheads Listed	62	(1)
Arrowhead Values Listed	62	(1)
Dealer's Position	63	(1)
How to Grade Points	63	(1)
Grading Definitions	63	(1)
Pricing Points	64	(1)
Factors That Influence Value	64	(1)
Grade and its Effect on Value	65	(2)
How To Classify Arrowheads	67	(1)
The 8 Forms of Arrowheads	67	(4)
Identification/Classification of Point Shapes and Features:
Auriculate Forms	68	(1)
Lanceolate Forms	68	(1)
Basal, Corner & Side-Notched Forms	68	(1)
Stemmed Forms-Basal Edge Types	69	(1)
Stemmed Forms-Shoulder Types	69	(1)
Stemmed Forms (Hafting Area)	69	(1)
Blade Beveling Types, Blade Edge Types	70	(1)
Distal Ends	70	(1)
Point Cross Sections	70	(1)
Flaking Types	70	(1)
Cultural Periods	71	(1)
Collecting Points	71	(1)
Why Collect Projectile Points?	71	(1)
Fire Damaged Points	72	(1)
Impact Fractures	72	(1)
Hafting	73	(1)
Dating and Naming Point Types	73	(1)
How Points Were Made	74	(1)
Buying Points	75	(1)
Finding Vs. Buying Points	75	(1)
How to Buy Authentic Relics	75	(1)
Market Reports	76	(13)
Listings Begin	89	(990)
Northeastern	89	(92)
Eastern Seaboard	181	(54)
Gulf Coastal	235	(86)
Eastern Central	321	(218)
Southern Central	539	(180)
Northern Central	719	(122)
Desert Southwest	841	(48)
Northern High Plains	889	(86)
Great Basin Westward	975	(104)
Color Pricing Section	1079	(14)
Color Arrowhead Gallery Part II	1093	(16)
Chronology/Terminology	1109	(9)
Index of Point Types	1118	(4)
Bibliography	1122